Improving accessibility runs throughout the Department’s reform ambitions and is one of the 62 commitments included in its White Paper: ‘The first robust national accessibility strategy and long-term investment programme will improve inclusion and access for all.’25 Even earlier than its White Paper commitment, the Department 18 Q 44 19 C&AG’s Report, paras 11, 1.7 20 Q 37 21 Qq 9, 89 22 Qq 89–90 23 C&AG’s Report, para 11 24 RTP0003 25 Great British Railways: The Williams Shapps Plan for Rail...

Improving accessibility runs throughout the Department’s reform ambitions and is one of the 62 commitments included in its White Paper: ‘The first robust national accessibility strategy and long-term investment programme will improve inclusion and access for all.’25 Even earlier than its White Paper commitment, the Department 18 Q 44 19 C&AG’s Report, paras 11, 1.7 20 Q 37 21 Qq 9, 89 22 Qq 89–90 23 C&AG’s Report, para 11 24 RTP0003 25 Great British Railways: The Williams Shapps Plan for Rail, CP 423, May 2021 Rail reform: The rail transformation programme 11 committed to improving access to the rail network and other modes of transport, as p Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 3. PAC conclusion: It is unacceptable that so much of the rail network remains so difficult to access for so many people. 3. PAC recommendation: The Department should fulfil its commitment to improve access to the rail network for all who wish to use it and does